Faux Vows, True Desires

Keith held his tongue.

"Lucy needs to be as tough as you when she gets back."

Mentioning his daughter, from whom he had been separated for over twenty years, Nathan's eyes filled with longing.

If he could, he would rather have Lucy stay in Pinehurst, living a carefree life.

But once she's back, there will be more issues to face. She grew up in a sheltered environment, was naive to the cunning of people, and might be easily manipulated.

Now, the Blue family had located Lucy, and she had been in danger before. If they didn't bring her back, her safety can't be guaranteed.

As Nathan said, since it's impossible to keep hiding, they must face it head-on.

Life was brutal. In this world, there's no such thing as fairness; the strong ruled the roost.

"Let's fetch Lucy later, then. Let her enjoy a few more happy days in Pinehurst. With Janice by her side, there shouldn't be any issues."

Keith didn't want Lucy to return too soon because he was tired. He was constantly striving, fearing that if he relaxed for a moment, he could lose everything.

Nathan was silent for a while, then said, "Is she safe there right now? If she's really safe, then we can bring them back later. It would be even better if Janice could fully recover before she comes back." "She's safe; the Anderson family can protect her."

Keith had confidence in Stefan, believing in his abilities.

"Could you give Lucy a call now? I want to talk to her, preferably via video call."

Keith knew Nathan must have pictures of Lucy, but he still took out his phone and made a video call.

clothes. She asked with concern, "Did

as

softened, a smile spreading across his

dinner? How's mom? Did she mention me after

was having dinner with Fiona. They got along well, both loving their shared daughter, Lucinda.

fine; she mentioned you, but she still thinks you're that person. She gets confused sometimes; she met Cecilia but forgot the next time she saw her. She once helped out in my shop, then she

Lucinda feeling a bit muddled too. She realized now that she had

knew he couldn't expect too much from Janice in such a short time; she couldn't recover fully yet. But after finding Lucy, Janice had changed significantly. Now, people wouldn't know she had mental issues unless

turned the camera towards the two

back, it was no longer her brother Keith on the other side but a man who was a

quickly realized it was her biological

utter a word, let alone call him dad. Through her brother Keith, Lucinda had pegged Nathan as an irresponsible

"Lucy."

first, his voice trembling

"Lucy."

Nathan called again.

I'm your dad. Keith told you

phone, his palms sweating with

tough guy, he felt at a loss and nervous facing his daughter, whom he

stabbing into Nathan's heart,

huh? Is the

of separation had made the father-daughter relationship a stranger. Even with a thousand words, they didn't know how to

tried to find a topic, gingerly maintaining the video call, fearing Lucy would hang up